49 h. ago Zelensky declares state of emergency for Ukraine’s energy sector as temperatures drop

Some 200,000 people in Kyiv have been left without power as temperatures drop to -20C

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3 d. ago Ukraine war today: Trump claims Zelensky hampering peace deal

Donald Trump has blamed his inability to end the war in Ukraine on its president Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “is ready to make a deal” while “Ukraine is less ready”.

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3 d. ago Zelensky to declare state of emergency for power grid after Russian barrage

He says the strikes, coupled with the bitterly cold winter, are having ‘severe’ consequences

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8 d. ago Labour to spend £200million on preparing troops for Ukraine as Russia unleashes terrifying nuclear

John Healey was speaking after a one-day visit to Kyiv on Friday, where he discussed plans for the Multinational Force Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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8 d. ago Healey condemns ‘cynical’ strikes on Ukraine as Russia fires hypersonic missile

The Defence Secretary condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin following drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight.

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1 week ago Putin and Trump accused of secret deal to swap Ukraine for Venezuela

A US National Security expert has warned Russia may capitalise on the US capture of Venezuelan dictator Maduro to make a major move against Ukraine, reviving concerns about an alleged 2019 proposal

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1 week ago Keir Starmer gives MPs major promise on any British troops sent to Ukraine

The PM made the commitment after the UK, France, and Ukraine's wartime leader Volodymr Zelensky signed a joint declaration in Paris to allow boots on the ground after a ceasefire

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1 week ago Putin's secret deal to swap Ukraine for Venezuela? Fears US will give Russia free rein to crush Kyiv in wake of Maduro capture

Fears of the US allowing Russia to crush Ukraine in the wake of the incursion into Venezuela are growing.

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1 week ago A key hurdle to Ukraine peace deal has been overcome thanks to Britain and France – this is what’s next

Zelensky himself has admitted that a ceasefire is unlikely given Moscow’s refusal to accede on its demands. But a pledge by the UK and France to deploy troops in Ukraine if there is a peace deal represents progress, writes Bel Trew

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1 week ago Starmer and Macron’s commitment to send troops to Ukraine is not a magic wand

Zelensky himself has admitted that the chances of a peace deal are unlikely given Moscow’s refusal to accede on its demands. But a pledge by the UK and France to maintain a military presence in Ukraine in the event of a peace deal represents progress, writes Bel Trew

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1 week ago British troops to be sent to Ukraine in event of peace deal to deter Putin

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1 week ago Dementia sufferer, 24, dies over Christmas as his family leaves his brain to science in the hope of finding a cure

Andre Yarham died just two years after the diagnosis, when a consultant said he already had 'the brain of a 70-year-old'. His mother, Sam Fairbairn, 49, said: 'It's the cruellest disease.'

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1 week ago Zelensky replaces Ukraine’s security chief ahead of Paris peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced the head of the country's security service as part of a top-level reshuffle

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian strikes kill two and trigger hospital fire ahead of Paris peace talks

Overnight attacks trigger evacuations ‘under fire’ at Kyiv medical facility while European leaders gather to seek peace plan breakthrough. What we know on day 1,413Russian strikes on Ukraine early on Monday killed two people and forced night-time evacuations into freezing temperatures, a day ahead of Ukrainian allies meeting in France to revive diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting. Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will attend the Paris meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” on Tuesday – being hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron – to discuss security guarantees as part of a peace proposal. Russia’s overnight strikes triggered a fire at a private medical facility in Kyiv, killing one person and wounding three others, authorities said. “Doctors and nurses were forced to evacuate the wounded under fire,” Ukraine’s prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, said on X. The attack also killed a man in his 70s in the neighbouring city of Fastiv, ...

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2 w. ago Who is Kyrylo Budanov? The new Ukraine chief of staff chosen by Zelensky at key moment in Russia War

General Budanov replaces Andrii Yermak, President Zelensky’s long-standing aide, who resigned in November

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2 w. ago Vick Hope shares rare snaps of son Micah as she tells what she's 'keen to celebrate'

BBC Radio 1's Vick Hope has given fans a glimpse into her first Christmas as a family of three as she shared rare photos of her son Micah with husband Calvin Harris

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2 w. ago New Ukraine chief of staff revealed by Zelensky at key moment in Russia war

General Budanov replaces Andrii Yermak, President Zelensky’s long-standing aide, who resigned in November

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2 w. ago A beacon of hope among the most deprived in London this Christmas

The Christmas party at the Oasis St Martin’s Village hub in Tulse Hill was the first ever ‘Together at Christmas’ community meal – one of a series of pilot events taking place over the 2025 festive season, that organisers hope will become 1,000 meals by next Christmas

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2 w. ago Volodymyr Zelensky insists Ukraine peace deal is '90 per cent' done

Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was only '10 per cent away' from a peace deal in his New Year address.

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2 w. ago The Wales children were a joy at Christmas. Should we hope to see more of them over the next year? Have your say in the Palace Confidential poll

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